PIAGGIO Ape TM, Instructions Manual

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Air bleeding (13_18)
Bleed air once the injection system has been emptied for checking due to running out
of fuel.
To this purpose, repeatedly actuate the lever controlling the hand pump, until you feel
a resistance during the pumping phase.
Normally, a totally empty system is filled with about 40 pumping actions.
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Fuel exhaustion (13_19)
Running out of fuel (diesel version)
If you run out of fuel, refuel and then actuate the lever controlling the hand pump, as
described for the air bleeding, until you feel a certain resistance during the pumping
phase.
Then, start the engine according to the standard procedure.
If you feel a certain resistance in the pumping and the stroke of the hand pump control
lever is not complete, turn the driving shaft by another revolution to return the mark
«
D » at the reference « E ».
Actuate the hand pump again until the injection system is totally bled.
N.B.
IN CASE OF AIR BLEEDING AND OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE HAND PUMP IT IS NECESSARY TO
TURN THE DRIVING SHAFT UNTIL THE MARK «D» PUNCHED ON THE CLUTCH
BOX MATCHES THE REFERENCE «E» (TDC) OF THE CRANKCASE.
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